MAY

Sun 4th

FUNDRAISER | 🌊 RNLI Appledore 200th Year Anniversary Lifeboat Day | RNLI Appledore Boat Station, Appledore

FUNDRAISER | 🤠 Mayor’s Country Music Hoedown | Barnstaple Pannier Market, Barnstaple | Tickets £15

Wed 7th

ART WORKSHOP | 🪨 Taste of Sculpture Workshop | Burnswood Studios, North Tawton | Tickets £110

Sun 11th

CRAFT WORKSHOP | 🧶 Macramé Wall Hanging Workshop with Maud and Green | Studio KIND. at the Corn Store, Barnstaple | Tickets £40

CAR SHOW | 🚗 Watermouth Castle Car Show | Watermouth Castle, Watermouth | Free

Fri 16th

LIVE MUSIC | 🎸 Rock the Torridge Charity Cruise | The Quay, Bideford | Tickets £30

Fri 16th to Sun 18th

ULTRA CHALLENGE | 🚶‍♂️ 60-mile Incredible Hike 2025 in aid of Children’s Hospice South West | South West Coast Path, Westward Ho! | Registration £350

Sat 17th

CHARITY WALK |🚶‍♀️Nightwalk for the North Devon Hospice | Bideford Rugby Club | Entry from £16.58

MUSIC FESTIVAL | 🎤 Pigstock | The BIG Sheep, Bideford | Adult tickets £20, U18s £15

Tue 20th

ADVENTURE TALK | 🎙️ Simon Reeve - To The Ends Of The Earth | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | Tickets from £36.50

Fri 23rd

MOVIE | 🎥 Outdoor Cinema: Bohemian Rhapsody | Arlington Court, Arlington | Tickets £13.75

Fri 23rd to Mon 26th

FESTIVAL | 🍺 Ilfracombe Beer Fest | Landmark Green, Ilfracombe

Sat 24th

ROCK MUSIC | 🎸 Steampunk Orchestra | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | Tickets from £26.50

Sun 25th

MOTORBIKE SHOW | 🏍️ Bideford Bike Show | The Big Sheep, Bideford | £5 per ticket

FESTIVAL | 🌊 Seaweed Festival | Clovelly Harbour, Clovelly

Tue 27th

CRAFT | 🌸 Crochet blossom workshop | Lorna Doone Valley, Lynton | Tickets £7

Thu 29th to Sat 31st

MUSIC FESTIVAL | 🎙️ Festival on the Hills | Taunton Racecourse, Taunton | Tickets from £25

Fri 30th to Sat 31st

FESTIVAL | 🍻 Nomansland Beer Festival | Nomansland Cricket Club, Tiverton | Tickets from £10

Sat 31st

MUSIC FESTIVAL | 🎤 90s Rave Rewind Festival North Devon | Ilfracombe Rugby Football Club, Ilfracombe | Tickets £16.45

Sat 31st and Sun 1st June

THEATRE | 🎭 Farm Boy | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | Tickets from £19

JUNE

Wed 4th to Sun 8th

CRAFT FAIR | 🧶 Devon Day Craft Fair | Arlington Court, Barnstaple

Fri 6th to Sun 8th

MUSIC FESTIVAL | 🔈 Here for the Music 2025 | The BIG Sheep, Devon EX39 5AP | Tickets from £25

Sat 7th

SUMMER FAIR | ☀️ Annual Bideford Summer Fair and Mayor’s Parade | Victoria Park, Bideford | Free

THEATRE SCREENING | 🎥 National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire | The Landmark, Ilfracombe | Tickets from £14

Sun 8th

RACE | 🏃‍♀️ Barnstaple 10k 2025 | Barnstaple Rugby Club, Barnstaple | Registration £24

CAR SHOW | 🚗 Lyn Valley Classic Show Day | Town Hall, Lynton

Fri 20th to Sun 22nd

FOOD FESTIVAL | 🧵 Rose Weekend Craft and Food Fair | RHS Garden Rosemoor, Torrington | Normal admission fees apply

MUSIC FESTIVAL | 🌊 Gold Coast Oceanfest | Croyde Bay, Braunton | Adult tickets £99.25, U18s £88.25

Sat 21st

CLASSICAL MUSIC | 🎶 North Devon Sinfonia | Borodin, Mozart, Lee, Saint Saens | 7.30pm, Torrington Parish Church, Great Torrington

CYCLING CHALLENGE | 🚲 Coast to Coast Charity Bike Ride | Saunton Sands Hotel, Braunton EX33 1LQ | Register here

NETBALL | 🏖️ Beach Netball at OceanFest 2025 | Croyde Bay, Croyde EX33 1NU | Team entry £130.72

Sat 28th

TOUR | 🌊 Sea Safari | The Quay, Ilfracombe | Other dates available | Tickets from £24.75

Sun 29th

RUN CHALLENGE | 🏃‍♀️ North Devon Marathon, Half Marathon and 10k | The Esplanade, Woolacombe | Register here

JULY

Sat 5th

FESTIVAL | 🪘 Nguewel Ndaje Festival | Kings Nympton Parish Hall, Umberleigh | Tickets from £38.62

Sun 6th

SOAPBOX RACE | 🚘️ Bideford Soapbox Derby | Free

RUN CHALLENGE | 🏃‍♀️ The Lundy Island Race | Marisco Tavern, Lundy | Register here

ENDURANCE CHALLENGE | 🏊‍♀️ Croyde Ocean Triathlon | Putsborough Beach, Croyde | Enter here

Thu 10th

IRISH DANCING | ☘️ Rhythm of the Dance | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | Tickets from £31.50

Fri 18th

LIVE MUSIC | 🎶 Symphonica Orchestra presents Ibiza Classics | The Beach Cafe and Sunset Bar, Croyde | Tickets £36

Sun 20th

FESTIVAL | 🌊 Clovelly Maritime Festival | The Quay, Clovelly | Free

FESTIVAL | 🚤 Bideford Water Festival & Cardboard Regatta 2025 | Bideford Quay, Bideford | Free

TOUR | 🏠 Festival of Archaeology at Arlington Court | Arlington Court, Barnstaple | Free event, but general admission applies

CRAFT WORKSHOP | 🌼 Flower Printing Workshop | Quince Honey Farm, South Molton | Tickets £17

Fri 25th

LIVE SHOW | 🧠 Stuart Michael - The Psychic Medium | The Landmark, Ilfracombe EX34 9BZ | Tickets from £30.50

Sat 26th and Sun 27th

CAR SHOW | 🚗 Vintage Weekend | RHS Garden Rosemoor, Torrington | Normal garden admission applies

Sun 27th

MUSIC | 🏖️ Silent Disco Beach Cleans | Woolacombe Beach, Woolacombe | Other dates available | Free

Mon 28th

COUNTRY SHOW | 🐑 Woolsery Agricultural Show | Adult entry £10, U16s £4

AUGUST

Sat 2nd

ROWING | 🚣‍♀️ Gig Regatta | Clovelly Harbour, Clovelly

Wed 6th

COUNTRY SHOW | 🐷 North Devon Show | Umberleigh Barton, Umberleigh | Adult tickets £19.95, U16s £3

Thu 7th

COMEDY | 😆 Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | Tickets from £39

Fri 15th to Sun 17th

MUSIC FESTIVAL | Bandamonium Brassband Festival | Various locations across North Devon

Thu 28th

WORKSHOP | 🦇 Build a bat box workshop | Baggy Point, Croyde

SEPTEMBER

Sat 20th and Sun 21st

CRAFT SHOW | 🧶 CREATED. Contemporary & Heritage Crafts Festival | The BIG Sheep, Abbotsham | Tickets £5

Sat 28th

RUNNING CHALLENGE | 🏃‍♀️ RUN Barnstaple 10k 2025 | Rock Park Barnstaple | Register here

OCTOBER

Sat 11th

GARDENING TALK | 🗣️ Adam Frost | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | Tickets from £29

Fri 17th to Sun 2nd Nov

FESTIVAL | 🌙 Exmoor Dark Skies Festival | More information to come

Sat 18th

CLASSICAL MUSIC | 🎼 North Devon Sinfonia | Smetana, Ibert, Songs from the Shows | 3pm, RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington

Mon 20th

BALLROOM DANCING | 💃 Vincent Simone - Tango Passions | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | Tickets from £44